Title:Coccidioidomycosis Involving the Cranium: A Case Report and Review of Current Literature
Volume: 15
Issue: 3
Author(s): Suresh J. Antony, Monisha S. Parikh and Glen Friedman
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Keywords:
Coccidioidomycosis, osteomyelitis, skull.
Abstract: We report a case of Coccidioidomycosis of the cranium that presented as a cystlike
structure with adjoining bone destruction in a 40-year-old patient with underlying
rheumatoid arthritis that was treated with a combination of lipid amphotericin B and longterm
fluconazole. We also discuss the common risk factors and presentations of this unusual
extra-pulmonary form of Coccidioidomycosis.
